Chess From 1980-1989
Sam Copeland has written that “The 1980s were (even more than the 1990s), the ‘K’ decade. In 1981, World Champion Anatoly Karpov played Viktor Korchnoi in their second world championship match, winning convincingly. Three years later he played the first of five World Championship matches (spanning only six years!) against the young and incredibly talented Garry Kasparov. Their Rivalry would define the decade.” (Sam Copeland, “The Top 10 Chess Games of the 1980s” [https://www.chess.com/blog/SamCopeland/the-top-10-chess-games-of-the-1980s-and-90-honorable-mentions]).
A review of games from the decade reveals that, as Copeland writes: “The 80's featured many more exciting games as the style of the times favored aggressive chess and exciting opening play with Sicilians, King's Indians, Benonis, and more being played at the highest level.”
The changing face of chess was becoming apparent on the international scale as well as in on other levels.
This Crossword introduces some facets of the decade. I hope you enjoy it!
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